Dyer Library Saco Museum

This year the Saco Museum is participating in the Blue Star Museums program. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America.

Limited-edition library cards feature contest-winning designs for the upcoming MINERVA catalog system.

The Dyer Library/Saco Museum holds photographs and postcards from Old Orchard Beach and Ocean Park Chautauqua, dating back to the 1873 opening of the Boston & Maine Railroad station.

Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

Woodsqueer: Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life by Gretchen Legler

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Dyer Library/Saco Museum provides three iPads for public access to Maine Trust for Local News publications.

A 4-digit PIN is now required to log into MINERVA accounts for renewals, requests, and checkouts.

Megan Smith joins Dyer Library/Saco Museum as Head of Youth Services, bringing experience from Thomas Memorial Library and Scarborough Public Library.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum launched a new website.

To apply for an open position, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

Ron Romano discusses his book *Stories from Maine Cemeteries – Lives Cut Short* at Dyer Library on July 14, sharing gravestone symbols and local histories.

President: Sandy Guay, term expires 2028 Vice President: Linsey Pilon, term expires 2028 Treasurer: Larry Littlefield, term expires 2027 Secretary: Elsa Geskus, term expires 2027

Anatole Brown, Archives & Special Collections abrown@dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

The Dyer Library opened in 1881 in Saco City Hall’s basement, with Sarah W. Tucker as its first librarian.

The Saco Museum, founded in 1866 as the York Institute, showcases regional history and fine arts on Saco’s Main Street.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum serves over 125,000 annual visitors across Saco and surrounding areas.

The Roy P. Fairfield Maine History Room at Dyer Library houses 10,000 manuscripts, photographs, and maps of York County.

It’s easy! From the Dyer Library homepage, click “Search Our Catalogue” and then click “My Library Account” in the top right corner of the page. Enter your name and your new barcode number – yes, that very long new number! Please remember that the number has to be inputted without any spaces. That’s all you need to log in!

Mon: 9:30 am – 5 pm Tue: 9:30 am – 8 pm Wed: 9:30 am – 5 pm Thu: 9:30 am – 8 pm Fri: 9:30 am – 5 pm Sat: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Sun: Closed

The page explains how to borrow e-books and obtain a library card.

Dyer Library/Saco Museum offers collections, programs, and facilities for research, study, and community events.